Unilateral renal agenesis associated with various metabolic disorders in three siblings.
Unilateral renal agenesis with impaired renal function was found in all 3 siblings of a single family, in association with various metabolic disorders such as diabetes mellitus, hyperuricemia and hyperbilirubinemia with gallstones. The present report suggests that unilateral renal agenesis could occur as a manifestation of a genetic disorder.
Uchida
S
S
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan.
Akiba
T
T
Sasaki
S
S
Iino
Y
Y
Tomita
K
K
Yoshiyama
N
N
Nakamura
Y
Y
Tomura
S
S
Kuzuhara
K
K
Sugino
N
N
D000328:Adult; D001027:Aortography; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006932:Hyperbilirubinemia / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics*; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood*
D014527:Uric Acid